Did you read the essay? Obviously not and I can tell you why: your liberal indoctrination is so complete that you're terrified to entertain information opposing your deeply held prejudices.
BTW, secession is discussed in the essay. If you had read it you would know that. Those 2 degrees from that liberal college have really screwed you up. BA's, no doubt......
Therefore, when I read the Declaration of Independence, I can understand why our founding fathers declared independence.
And when I read the Declaration of Secession by the states of South Carolina, Texas, Georgia and Mississippi, I can see exactly why they opted for such action.
These states told us that the reason for leaving the Union was because they desired to keep human beings in slavery.
Interestingly, on this thread, I have not seen a post where the supporters of the Confederacy have disavowed these Declarations of Succession.